how is it possible that top e.u.r. thore are breaking their own rules my colleague maria majority from the journalist team investigate europe has been a long time correspondent in brussels and knows who to ask. ok who are we going to meet now we are going to need. to spend some are inside it with . my cousin i was already told they are going to sign a new contract with microsoft next year so good luck to both the. next contract with microsoft and i you and i be negotiating a new contract the plan is to go for a negotiated procedure with microsoft for. this top layer. and for full for tender with a reseller. for microsoft doesn't the practice to negotiate this framework contract violate the rules of procurement which demands open competition no doubt that are different procedures foreseen by the procurement rules and of course the default procedure is called for tender but then the negotiated procedure is a procedure that exists in their own and it's fully legal and the conditions are that there is only one provider that can